Pakistan: persecution is rife, says cleric
THE only female presbyter-in-charge in the Church of Pakistan has warned of the wide spread persecution of Christians in the country.
The Revd Jane Shaw, an Anglican woman priest from England, has said that persecution of Chris-tians is rife. Some of it is violent, but most of it is more insidious. “It’s largely low-level harassment: not being shortlisted for jobs because you’re a Christian, or, if you do get the job, your colleagues making you so miserable that you have to leave. Also, in some cases, Christian businessmen have been told that they’ll only get the most lucrative contracts if they convert to Islam.”
Other harassment includes the bullying of Chris tian children at school, the eviction of Christians from accom modation without notice, and eviction of occupation of Christians’ land by influential com munity members.
